A Day in the Life: Silver Lake, Los Angeles

As soon as summer vacation struck, I deliberately made sure that I would have a morning spent with my mother. Both coffee and café aesthetic enthusiasts, we decided to go have a sweet brunch over at Sqirl, a quaint little shop located behind lofty Tabebuia trees in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

You wouldn’t expect a café to be located in such a desolate part of the city. However, my mother and I have actually heard a lot about its presence since its opening year of 2011. Famously known for their homemade preserved jam, Sqirl has definitely added an entirely new meaning to brioche toast. 

After admiring crisp white marble countertops and vegan friendly menu options, we took a seat right by the window and enjoyed our delicious cup of joe.

I usually try my best to keep in touch with my parents during the school year, but there were inevitable plot holes that I filled her in on over the coffee. A quarter way into her pourover, our food came. I got the spinach/zucchini quiche and my mother got the brioche toast with ricotta cheese and strawberry thyme jam. Both we’re remarkably delicious.

A meal can go a much longer way with good company and welcoming ambience. Sqirl unquestionably fulfilled our first summer morning together. After flattering marble-eyed dogs drooling over surrounding food, we found a small florist/boutique settled on the same block called Twig & Twine. The front half of the establishment sold decorative items and unique lifestyle products while the back half was a studio where the owner, Heather, works on her latest flower arrangements. A number of her work sat on a central table in the middle of the store and my mother and I could not help but admire her meticulously curated collection. With a vintage flare and modern elegance, I had a growing confidence that I would turn to Heather for my future wedding bouquet.

"Look closely. The beautiful may be small." -Immanuel Kant

Sqirl

720 Virgil Ave. #4

Los Angeles, CA 90029

Tel (818) 284-8147

Twig & Twine

716 Virgil Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90029

Tel (323) 660-4100